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LaMDA: How Google’s Chatbot Perpetuates the Socio-Political Status Quo
Whether or not Google’s chatbot is sentient, we — the social we — are both its tutors and its clients. We need to take responsibility for the words we leave behind.
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Post-9/11 War Spending Exceeds $8 Trillion | Heidi Peltier of The Costs of War Project
When you put all of that together, these post-9/11 wars have already cost, or will cost, $8 trillion. And that number may continue to rise.
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LaMDA: How Google’s Chatbot Perpetuates the Socio-Political Status Quo
Whether or not Google’s chatbot is sentient, we — the social we — are both its tutors and its clients. We need to take responsibility for the words we leave behind.
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The Supreme Court Deals Three Devastating Rulings in One Week
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